Sony 3-213-480-12(1), RDR-VX450 Recordable and Playable Discs

Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and Playable Discs

Disc Type		Disc	Icon used	Formatting	Compatibility with other
			in this
		Logo		(new discs)	DVD players (finalising)
			manual
DVD+RW				Automatically	Playable on DVD+RW
			+RW		compatible players
				formatted
					(automatically finalised)
	VR			Format in VR mode*2	Playable only on VR mode
			-RWVR		compatible players (finalisation
	mode			(page 49)
					unnecessary) (page 93)
DVD-
RW	Video			Format in Video	Playable on most DVD players
					(finalisation necessary)
	mode		-RWVideo	mode*2 (page 49)
					(page 93)

DVD+R

Automatically

Playable on DVD+R compatible

+Rplayers (finalisation necessary) formatted

(page 93)

DVD+R DL

	VR		Format in VR mode	Playable only on DVD-R VR
		-RVR	using the “Disc Setting”	mode compatible players
	mode
			display (page 71)	(finalisation necessary) (page 93)
DVD-
R	Video		Automatically	Playable on most DVD players
		-RVideo	formatted in Video	(finalisation necessary)
	mode
			mode	(page 93)

Usable disc versions (as of April 2007)

•8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs

•6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM*1)

•16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs

•16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1 with CPRM)

•8×-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs*6

“DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD+R DL,” and “DVD-R” logos are trademarks.

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